Strategic planning for one of the largest cloud hosting providersExpert witness work for a large international social networkAnalysis of IP set-top box options for a new video serviceGeothermal-advantaged data center acquisition analysisOver-the-top video service launch in Mexico/Central America/South AmericaTV ad insertion firm due diligenceInvestment due diligence on multiple early-stage companies in the security, mobile sectorsSell-side assistance for a digital agency looking for growth equity (we got it!)

Hypergiant

Strategic Advisor

Feb 2019 – Present

Advisor to Hypergiant, a leading firm in the development of AI-based solutions to clients in the commercial and government markets. The firm has already delivered some incredibly creative AI solutions to their clients and has also begun commercializing some of their innovations.

DigitalOcean

Strategic Advisor

Sep 2018 – Present

Strategic advisor to DigitalOcean, the best-loved brand in the whole IaaS market. DigitalOcean is the cloud hosting solution of choice for a massive global developer community.

Catalyst Investors

Advisor

Jan 2011 – Present

Advisor and portfolio company consultant for Catalyst Investors.

Reputation Institute

Board Member

Aug 2016 – Present

Board member for the firm that created the entire concept of quantified measurement of reputation.

Equifax

Board Member

Oct 2008 – Present

Chairman of Technology Committee, Member of Audit Committee.

News Corp, AOL, Merrill Lynch, GE Capital

1995 – 2012

CTO and Line Roles - CTO of The Year, Top Tech Execs in Financial Services, multiple product awards, etc... Ran orgs up to 15,000 in size, and $700MM product P&L

Computes, inc.

Advisor

2018 – Present

Secure decentralized mesh computing for the next generation of computationally-intensive crypto and cyber workload.

Conversable

Advisor

Dec 2016 – Present

Advisory to the leading company that is driving next-gen conversational commerce for an amazing list of clients!

MyQVO

Advisor

Jan 2016 – Present

Advisor and investor at MyQVO, MyQVO is a company focused on the gamification of improved study and organization skills for students. In its initial pilot, it resulted in dramatic improvements across the 2,500 students involved. The average GPA of these pilot students improved 34% in a single semester. The company is now expanding its reach nationwide.

Latest Thoughts

I just read the latest on the Apple OTT video offering. Having seen the details of pricing for HBO and Starz on the service, it feels like an 10+ year old idea way that's late to the market. Let's face it: the over-the-top market (OTT) is very mature at this point. Netflix's streaming offering is...

I read about Alphabet's announcement of Backstory from its cyber security company, Chronicle. It addresses a key pain-point in the security marketplace: The increasingly impossible tasks of organizations to mine the explosion of security-related event data generated by the growing portfolio of...

So much has been written about using air and land-based autonomous vehicles to solve the "last mile" issues for Amazon, etc... It is already a crowded and well-funded space. My personal interest is in the more difficult large payload (over 400 pound) long-distance delivery market. Step one...